Surface Pro 6: Familiar

With the Surface Pro 6, Microsoft has chosen to stick to the familiar form factor and continues to snub USB Type-C for expansion. In fact, it even weighs exactly the same as the previous generation (770g for i5, 784g for i7), not including Type Cover.

Fans would be chuffed with the 12.3-inch 3:2 PixelSense Display (2736×1824 @ 267PPI) though, as with the much-loved multi-angle kickstand.

Build is excellent, as you would expect from Microsoft’s premium 2-in-1 tablet PC.

Battery life is claimed to be up to 13.5 hours for local video playback.

Microsoft Malaysia is making available only the Platinum colourway of the Surface Pro 6, coming in various configurations starting with the 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, 8GB RAM + 128GB SSD model for MYR4,399 and all the way up to the Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD for MYR8,999.

Note that units do not come with the Type Cover or Surface Pen and these need to be purchased separately.

Matte black shown.

Surface Laptop 2: Better but not by much

For those who prefer a conventional laptop form factor, the Surface Laptop 2 is an option, although it’s far from “conventional.”

A conventional laptop will not come with an Alcantara-laden keyboard. A conventional laptop would not come with elegant colourways like Platinum, Burgundy, Cobalt Blue, and a new matte Black (only Platinum is available in Malaysia, though).

Mashable says, “Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 is the best laptop of 2018.” I’ll reserve my opinions on it until a proper hands-on review, but on paper at least, the Surface Laptop 2 looks as solid as they come.

Featuring a 13.5-inch 3:2 PixelSense Display (2256×1504 @ 201PPI) with 10-point touch and protected by Gorilla Glass 2, the notebook comes in several configurations including 8th Gen Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors with Intel UHD Graphics 620, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of SSD storage. It has support for the Surface Pen and is compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction.